Like the Trees

Synopsis

This short film is told in the first person by Rose, a Métis woman from northern Alberta who has left a difficult life in the city to rediscover her roots by returning to her Woodland Cree community. Rose reveals the racism, isolation and health issues she faced when trying to make a life for herself outside her home community, and how she is able to help others now that she has reconnected to her culture. The film is part of a 1970s series of eleven films title Working Mothers by producer/director Kathleen Shannon, exposing inequality for women in accessing education, childcare, and equal pay. These films led to the creation of Studio D at the National Film Board, the world’s first feminist production studio. 

Main Cast

Rose

Self

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kathleen Shannon
Production	Producer	Kathleen Shannon
	Executive Producer	Len Chatwin
Editing	Editor	Kathleen Shannon
Sound	Sound Editor	Ted Haley
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